It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Chapter 99 Never Forget

Widow Cao never thought that Master Yuan would one day leave Xing County.

She knew that everything must come together and then separate, and she couldn't possibly follow Master Yuan Tianshi.

"I can't bear to leave you." Widow Cao said with red eyes.

"Okay, how can I not miss you? Here are two hundred taels of silver for you to live on. If you don't mess around and don't let men steal your heart, these two hundred taels of silver will be enough for you to eat and drink well." Yuan Tianshi casually placed the purse in front of Widow Cao.

When Widow Cao saw the silver, she was overjoyed and grabbed it and pressed it under her legs.

"Old Taoist priest, you are still the best to me." Widow Cao said excitedly.

"Do you want me to serve you one more time before you leave?"

"There's no time left. We're under pressure. We have to set off now." Master Yuan Tianshi stood up and said.

"gone."

Master Yuan waved at Widow Cao.

Widow Cao really couldn't bear to part with Master Yuan. People always have feelings for each other. At the beginning, it might be just a fleeting relationship, a show, but as time goes by, how can there be no emotional investment?

"If you can't make it out there, come back. This is where you can stay."

Master Yuan nodded and strode out of Widow Cao's yard.

He followed the right person and will never come back.

The group left Xing County and arrived at Jizhou City in a mighty manner.

Lu Xingchen went out of the city to greet him.

"I am an unfilial daughter, making you travel such a long distance." Lu Xingchen said as she climbed onto Lu Kui's carriage.

When Lu Kui saw Lu Xingchen dressed in girls' clothes, he showed an expression of disbelief.

"What's wrong? The old man doesn't even recognize his own daughter." Lu Xingchen asked.

"You, what are you doing?"

"One day I will have to present myself as a girl, so I changed into girls' clothes after defeating the Qiang tribe two days ago." Lu Xingchen said with a smile.

Lu Kui sighed heavily.

Now I think he was just wasting his time.

"Brother, Xingchen looks better in girl's clothes. What a beautiful girl." Lu Yunfeng said with a smile.

Master Guo and Master Yuan Tianshi already knew Lu Xingchen's gender, but they just didn't point it out.

So when he saw Lu Xingchen dressed up as his daughter, he was not surprised at all, but instead smiled calmly.

After Lu Xingchen settled Lu Kui, he came out to meet Lu Yunfeng and Master Guo.

"Xingchen, you are so awesome. I heard that you defeated the Qiang army. Your uncle is so happy." Lu Yunfeng said excitedly.

"I'm curious, how did you take down the Jizhou prefect?" Master Guo paced back and forth on the ground, holding a bamboo fan in his hand.

Master Guo never doubted that Lu Xingchen had the ability to defeat the Qiang tribe with 5,000 soldiers.

He felt that what was more difficult was to capture Jizhou City and take control of all affairs in Jizhou.

"The Jizhou prefect is quite lustful. He couldn't control himself when he saw me like this. I didn't know how to take him down, but who could have known that he would come to me on his own." Lu Xingchen did not hide this from Lu Yunfeng and Master Guo.

"This is also a trouble with putting on daughter's clothes again." Lu Yunfeng looked at Lu Xingchen with some concern.

"This old pervert."

"The beauty trap is also a very good strategy." Master Guo laughed excitedly.

"I didn't expect that the word 'lust' would become a sharp weapon in our hands."

"You, Old Guo, are really heartless. You can even laugh at this." Lu Yunfeng glared at Master Guo angrily.

"I am thinking that I should focus on military and internal affairs, and leave other matters to my uncle and Master Guo..."

"Uncle, you will temporarily take over the role of Jizhou governor."

Lu Yunfeng showed an expression of disbelief.

It was only a few months ago that he became the magistrate of Song County.

I didn't expect that I would skip directly from county magistrate to prefect.

"Can I do it?" Perhaps because he was promoted too quickly, Lu Yunfeng was a little at a loss.

"What's wrong with my uncle?" Lu Xingchen looked at Lu Yunfeng with trust.

"My uncle can certainly do it."

"Okay, then I will be the governor of Jizhou."

"Thank you for your hard work, uncle." Lu Xingchen said with a smile.

Lu Yunfeng smiled from ear to ear and waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's all my family's business."

"Then Master Guo, you will be appointed as the Sima of Jizhou."

"In charge of Jizhou's finances and grain."

Master Guo agreed while waving his bamboo fan.

"There is a Mr. Liao in Jizhou. He is capable and a smart man." Lu Xingchen said to Master Guo and Lu Yunfeng.

"I'll have him come meet my uncle and master later..."

"As for the other officials in Jizhou Prefecture, they are just clerks. We can just send them to do their work, but we don't need to use them in important positions."

Lu Yunfeng and Master Guo both showed a look of understanding.

"Also, uncle, you have to go to the capital in two days." Lu Xingchen said to Lu Yunfeng again.

"Beijing..."

Lu Yunfeng's wildly beating heart had just calmed down a little after he took the position of prefect, but it started beating wildly again.

Lu Xingchen nodded and said, "I'm going to Beijing to give gifts."

"Give gifts, to whom?" Lu Yunfeng looked confused.

"Jizhou is different from Teng County. If we take it, we take it."

"But this is a big state. We can't just stand there for no reason. We have to have a legitimate reason."

"So we have to get the approval of the Emperor of Daliang."

"This time I am going to ask the emperor for permission to appoint me to an official position."

Lu Yunfeng understood what Lu Xingchen said.

But he had only been to Jizhou City once a long time ago and had never been to the capital.

"Uncle, don't worry, I will send someone to accompany you." Lu Xingchen smiled easily.

Lu Yunfeng's anxious heart finally settled down a little.

Soon, Mr. Liao walked in.

Lu Xingchen introduced three people.

She left the subsequent matters to Mr. Guo, Lu Yunfeng and Mr. Liao to discuss.

Master Yuan Tianshi first went to the residence arranged for him by Lu Xingchen.

There is also a Taoist temple in Jizhou City.

This Taoist temple is not called Baiyun Temple.

However, Lu Xingchen plans to change it to Baiyun Temple after a while.

"How is it to live in this place? The house is spacious and the location is good." Lu Xingchen entered Yuan Tianshi's room.

Master Yuan Tianshi was very excited and satisfied with his new residence, because he could almost have a bird's eye view of the entire Jizhou City by standing on the steps.

He admired Lu Xingchen's vision and he really knew how to choose a place.

But when Lu Xingchen asked him, he pretended to be a master. "These are all external things for monks."

Lu Xingchen was too lazy to expose him.

"I heard that Widow Cao didn't come with you."

"Jizhou City is not incapable of housing a widow, so why bother? You are so heartless and unrighteous."

Master Yuan Tianshi coughed a few times and quickly closed the door.

"General, please don't tease me..."

"I have decided to serve you wholeheartedly, Lord Governor."

"Don't shout, what General Commander?" Lu Xingchen said.

Master Yuan Tianshi looked as if he understood everything.

"Now, Lord Lu has taken control of Jizhou's military and civil affairs. What else can he be but the governor of Jizhou?"

"It's just an imperial decree from His Majesty."